Expert Dialogue on the Quality of Growth

14 to 16 November 2012 Meeting Room H, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

Presentations

	Day 1 Wednesday, 14 November 2012

	Meeting overview and background Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

	Asia 2050: Will this be Asia's Century? Dr. Jayant Menon Lead Economist, Asian Development Bank

	Structural change for growth with quality Mr. Clovis Freire Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, ESCAP

	Sustaining Growth – Energy and Wealth Creation Dr. Benjamin Warr Senior Research Fellow, INSEAD, France

	Debt, inequality and economic stability Prof. Steve Keen Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia

	Poverty, inequality, the environment and urbanisation in Asia Dr. Guanghua Wan Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank

	Jobless growth and productivity in Asia and the Pacific Dr. Sukti Dasgupta Head of the Regional Economic and Social Analysis unit, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

	Social transformations, resource use and sustainability transitions Prof. Marina Fischer-Kowalski Professor, Klagenfurt University, Senior Lecturer, University of Vienna, Austria

	A safe and just space for humanity Ms. Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher, Oxfam GB, United Kingdom

	Resource use, economic growth and environmental impact Dr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Research Leader, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

	Changing incentives for better ecological quality of growth – Asia-Pacific experiences Mr. Kai Schlegelmilch, Vice-President, Green Budget Germany/Europe

	Day 2 Thursday, 15 November 2012

	The Quality of Growth: Fiscal Policies for Better Results Dr. Yan Wang, Visiting Professor, George Washington University and Former World Bank Senior Economist

	Indonesia's experiences -fiscal policy initiatives toward green - inclusive growth Dr. Laksmi Dhewanthi, Assistant Vice Minister (Economy), Ministry of Environment, Indonesia

	MDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda Mr. Minar Pimple, Asia-Pacific Regional Director, UN Millennium Campaign

	Panel discussion: Goals, targets and indicators for inclusive and sustainable development Mr. Paul Quintos Programme Manager, IBON International

	Panel discussion: Goals, targets and indicators for inclusive and sustainable development Mr. Uchita de Zoysa Executive Director, Centre for Environment and Development, Sri Lanka

	Panel discussion: 'Rethinking macro- and microeconomic frameworks for dynamic, inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth' Dr. Marina Durano, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines, Philippines

	Day 3 Friday, 16 November 2012

	A conceptual framework for assessing Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific Dr. Heinz Schandl Senior Research Leader, CSIRO, Australia

	The System of Environmental-Economic Accounts- a statistical framework for a green economy Mr. Daniel W. Clarke Statistical Officer, Statistics Division, ESCAP

	The measuring and modeling capacity required for reporting on Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific – Biophysical Dimension Dr. Tommy Wiedmann Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia and Prof. Manfred Lenzen, Professor of Sustainability Research, University of Sydney, Leader of the Integrated Sustainability Analysis Research group

	The measuring and modeling capacity required for reporting on Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific – Economic Dimension Dr. Steve Keen Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia

	Green Growth Indicators and Policymaking in Asia and the Pacific Dr. Magnus Bengtsson Director, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

	Overview of a study proposal and research collaboration for Green Growth Indicators and Policy Tools Chief, Environment and Development Policy Section, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

	Additional Presentations

Enabling Environment and Policy Support for Social Quality of growth in the rural area. Considerations for urbanization Fr. Francis B. Lucas, Chairperson Emeritus, Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC)

	Quality of Growth Vinod Thomas, Director General, Independent Evaluation Asian Development Bank

	Additional readings

	Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective John Foster, J. Stan Metcalfe
	Evolutionary macro economics John Foster

	Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems Vinod Thomas, Director General, Independent Evaluation Asian Development Bank